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1925 Railway Centenary at Darlington
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Date: 6th July 1925
Location: ENGLAND, DURHAM, STOCKTON AND DARLINGTON
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: GAUMONT GRAPHIC NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
SLATE INFORMATION: The Centenary of the Iron Road: Thousands Cheer Pageant of Railway History at Stockong at Darlington
ENGLAND: County Durham: Darlington:
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MAIN TITLES: CENTENARY OF THE IRON ROAD: THOUSANDS CHEER PAGEANT OF RAILWAY HISTORY AT STOCKTON AND DARLINGTON.
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SV: GUEST PRINCE ALBERT ( DUKE OF YORK , LATER GEORGE VI ) AND WIFE ELIZABETH , DUCHESS OF YORK ( LATER QUEEN ELIZABETH ) GIVEN BOUQUET BY GIRL.
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MV: PRINCE ALBERT SHOWN LOCOMOTIVES ON EXHIBITION.
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MLV: CROWDS WALK BETWEEN ENGINES.
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MLV: ENGINE PASSES ON TRACKS IN FRONT OF STANDS OF SPECTATORS.
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SV: PRINCE ALBERT'S WIFE AND GENTLEMAN WATCH THE PROCESSION OF TRAINS.
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SV: PRINCE ALBERT AND ANOTHER MAN WATCH.
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MV: LOCOMOTIVE PULLING TRUCKS WHICH DEPICT SCENES OF RAILWAY HISTORY AND TRANSPORT FROM 2000 YEARS AGO.
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TITLE: THE MOUNTED PILOT RIDES AHEAD OF LOCOMOTION NO 1.
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LV: MOUNTED RIDES IN FRONT OF THE LOCOMOTIVE.
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TITLE: OLD WORLD PASSENGERS IN COMFORTLESS TRUCKS.
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MLV: ENGINE ALONG TRACKS WITH TRUCKS CONTAINING CROWDS OF PEOPLE WAVING.
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locomotives, rail transport, annivesaries, royal visit, steam power
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